Understanding Passive Voice in Pennsylvania Dutch

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Passive voice in Pennsylvania Dutch (PD) involves the subject of the sentence not performing the action but having the action done to them. PD uses forms of "waerre" and the past participle to form passive sentences. The presence of an agent in passive sentences is indicated using the dative preposition "VUN." Practice turning active sentences into passive and improve your PD skills.

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PA Dutch 101 Video 40: The Passive Voice. Passive.

Passive Voice The Passive Voice means that the subject of the sentence is not doing the action of the verb, but rather the action of the verb is being done to the subject of the sentence. English uses is/are being + past participle to form the passive voice: A new house is being built on our street.

Passive Voice To form the Passive Voice in PD, you use the forms of waerre (Video 23) + the past participle (Video 35). Subject waerre past participle Die Maschien waerd gwesche. The car is being washed. Die Bicher waerre gelese. The books are being read.

Passive Voice Although passive sentences need not indicate who performs the action of the verb, some passive sentences include an agent . When there is an agent in the sentence, PD uses the preposition VUN before it. Remember, VUN is a Dative Preposition! Es Haus waerd vun meim Noochber widderhergschtellt. The house is being restored by my neighbor.

Iewing - Practice Turn the following sentences from Active to Passive: Mei Daadi kaaft en Maschien. En Maschien waerd vun meim Daadi kaaft. Der Hund beisst der Poschtmann. Der Poschtmann waerd vun dem Hund gebisse. Der Joe un John singe en Lied. En Lied waerd vun de Joe un John gsunge.